Science — Grade 12 University Preparation

⚡ SPH4U: Physics

Dynamics, energy & momentum, gravitational/electric/magnetic fields, wave nature of light, modern physics

110 hours · 31 video lessons · 5 units · Prerequisite: SPH3U Physics (Grade 11)

Unit 1: Dynamics Unit 2: Energy & Momentum Unit 3: Fields Unit 4: Waves & Light Unit 5: Modern Physics
📘 Curriculum Document 🏁 Final Exam (Cumulative · /100)

🔬 Strand A: Scientific Investigation Skills & Career Exploration

Mandatory cross-cutting skills embedded across all units — laboratory technique, experimental design, data analysis, scientific communication, and STSE/career connections

📚 Strand A — Ontario 2008 📹 5 lessons
📹 Video Lessons
📖 Laboratory Safety Symbols with Meanings — Lab Signs & Hazards 07:30 ▶
📖 The Scientific Method — Crash Course Biology #2 12:08 ▶
📖 Significant Figures Made Easy! — Tyler DeWitt 10:49 ▶
📖 AP Physics 1 — Graph Linearization (Data Analysis) 11:24 ▶
📖 How To Write A Scientific Report — Step-by-Step Lab Report Guide 09:18 ▶

Unit 1: Dynamics

Kinematics, Newton's laws, friction, projectile motion, and circular motion

📚 Strand A: Dynamics ⏱️ ~25 hours 📹 12 lessons
1.1 — Kinematics — Motion and Motion Graphs
Review of 1D kinematics, position-time and velocity-time graphs, equations of motion
📄 Notes & Worksheets
📄 Unit 1 — Mechanics Notes
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C1L1 (A): Motion and Motion Graphs 56:32 ▶
📖 C1L1 (B): Equations of Motion 1:00:43 ▶
1.2 — Two-Dimensional Motion
Displacement, velocity, and acceleration vectors in 2D
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C1L2 (A): Displacement in Two Dimensions 57:06 ▶
📖 C1L2 (B): Velocity and Acceleration in Two Dimensions 48:33 ▶
1.3 — Projectile Motion and Relative Motion
Projectile motion analysis, relative velocity in 2D
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C1L3 (A): Projectile Motion 56:03 ▶
📖 C1L3 (B): Relative Motion 1:07:26 ▶
1.4 — Forces and Newton's Laws
Free body diagrams, Newton's three laws, net force and acceleration
📄 Notes & Worksheets
📄 Newton 2nd Law — 1D Problems 📄 Newton 2nd Law — 2D Problems
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C2L1 (A): Forces and Free-Body Diagrams 48:30 ▶
📖 C2L1 (B): Newton’s Laws of Motion 32:40 ▶
1.5 — Applying Newton's Laws and Friction
Multi-body problems, static and kinetic friction, inclined planes
📄 Notes & Worksheets
📄 Friction Problems 📄 Friction Practice Quiz 📄 Friction Review Problems 📄 Towing & Cabling Questions
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C2L2 (A): Applying Newton’s Laws of Motion 58:49 ▶
📖 C2L2 (B): Forces of Friction 54:24 ▶
1.6 — Circular Motion
Centripetal acceleration and force, banked curves, vertical loops
📄 Notes & Worksheets
📄 Centripetal Meets Gravity — Solutions 📄 Loop-de-Loop Problems 📄 Centripetal Review Problems 📄 Linear Dynamics Review 📄 Summary — Centripetal & Gravity 📄 Summary — Vertical Loops & g Forces
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C3L1: Inertial and Non-inertial Frames of Reference, and Centripetal Acceleration 1:39:41 ▶
📖 C3L2: Centripetal Force and Rotating Frames of Reference 1:51:40 ▶
📊 Unit 1 Assessments
🔄 Practice Quiz (AS) 📋 Diagnostic (FOR) ✅ Unit Test (OF) 📝 Notes & Worksheet
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Unit 2: Energy and Momentum

Work, kinetic and potential energy, conservation laws, impulse, and collisions

📚 Strand B: Energy and Momentum ⏱️ ~20 hours 📹 6 lessons
2.1 — Work and the Work-Energy Theorem
Work done by constant forces, kinetic energy, work-energy theorem
📄 Notes & Worksheets
📄 Unit 2 — Energy & Momentum Notes
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C4L1: Work Done by a Constant Force, and Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem 2:05:17 ▶
2.2 — Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
Gravitational potential energy, law of conservation of energy, energy transformations
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C4L2: Gravitational Potential Energy and The Law of Conservation of Energy 1:40:28 ▶
2.3 — Elastic Potential Energy and Simple Harmonic Motion
Springs, Hooke's law, elastic PE, SHM, conservation with springs
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C4L3: Elastic Potential Energy and Simple Harmonic Motion, and Spring and Conservation of Energy 1:47:46 ▶
2.4 — Momentum and Impulse
Linear momentum, impulse-momentum theorem, conservation of momentum in 1D
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C5L1: Momentum and Impulse, and Conservation of Momentum in One Dimension 25:01 ▶
2.5 — Collisions in One and Two Dimensions
Elastic vs inelastic collisions, perfectly inelastic, 2D glancing collisions
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C5L2: Collisions 1:01:46 ▶
📖 C5L3: Head-on Elastic Collisions, and Collisions in Two Dimensions: Glancing Collisions 1:40:09 ▶
📊 Unit 2 Assessments
🔄 Practice Quiz (AS) 📋 Diagnostic (FOR) ✅ Unit Test (OF) 📝 Notes & Worksheet

Unit 3: Gravitational, Electric, and Magnetic Fields

Gravitational fields, Coulomb's law, electric fields and potential, magnetism

📚 Strand C: Fields ⏱️ ~25 hours 📹 7 lessons
3.1 — Newtonian Gravitation and Orbits
Universal gravitation, gravitational field strength, orbital mechanics
📄 Notes & Worksheets
📄 Fields Unit Notes
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C6L1: Newtonian Gravitation and Orbits 1:48:26 ▶
3.2 — Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law
Properties of charge, Coulomb's law, comparing electric and gravitational forces
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C7L1: Properties of Electric Charge and Coulomb’s Law 1:34:15 ▶
3.3 — Electric Fields and Electric Potential
Electric field lines, parallel plates, potential difference, equipotential lines
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C7L2: Electric Fields, Electric Potential Difference, and Electric Potential 1:47:15 ▶
📖 C7L3: Electric Potential, Electric Potential Energy Due to Point Charges, and Millikan's Experiment 1:16:51 ▶
3.4 — Magnets and Electromagnets
Magnetic fields, electromagnets, right-hand rules
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C8L1: Magnets and Electromagnets 26:00 ▶
3.5 — Magnetic Force on Charges and Currents
Force on moving charges, force on current-carrying conductors, applications
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C8L2: Magnetic Force on Moving Charges, and Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor 1:23:37 ▶
📖 C8L3: Motion of Charged Particles in Magnetic Fields, and Applications of Electric & Magnetic Fields 1:08:28 ▶
3.6 — Electromagnetic Induction
Faraday's law, Lenz's law, induced EMF, generators and motors, transformers
📹 Video Lessons
📖 Induced Current in a Wire — Crash Course Physics #34 9:53 ▶
📖 Faraday's Law and Lenz's Law — The Organic Chemistry Tutor 25:39 ▶
📖 Motional EMF (ε = BLv) — EMF Induced in Rod Through Magnetic Field — Khan Academy 9:50 ▶
📖 Lenz's Law, Right Hand Rule, Induced Current Direction — The Organic Chemistry Tutor 12:20 ▶
📖 Generators, Motors & AC Generation — Chad's Prep 15:30 ▶
📖 Transformers Physics Problems — Voltage, Current & Power Calculations — The Organic Chemistry Tutor 21:48 ▶
📊 Unit 3 Assessments
🔄 Practice Quiz (AS) 📋 Diagnostic (FOR) ✅ Unit Test (OF) 📝 Notes & Worksheet

Unit 4: The Wave Nature of Light

Wave properties, refraction, diffraction, interference, Young's experiment

📚 Strand D: Wave Nature of Light ⏱️ ~20 hours 📹 6 lessons
4.1 — Properties of Waves and Refraction
Wave properties, speed of light, refraction, total internal reflection
📄 Notes & Worksheets
📄 Wave Nature of Light Notes
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C9L1: Properties of Waves and Light, and Refraction and Total Internal Reflection 1:34:16 ▶
4.2 — Diffraction and Interference of Waves
Diffraction, constructive and destructive interference, water wave demonstrations
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C9L2: Diffraction and Interference of Water Waves 1:04:54 ▶
4.3 — Wave-Particle Duality and Young's Double Slit
Evidence for wave nature of light, Young's experiment, fringe spacing
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C9L3: Wave-Particle Duality of Light, and Young’s Double-Slit Experiment 55:28 ▶
4.4 — Thin Film Interference
Interference in thin films, soap bubbles, anti-reflective coatings
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C10L1: Interference in Thin Films 1:02:00 ▶
4.5 — Single-Slit Diffraction and Diffraction Gratings
Single-slit pattern, diffraction gratings, resolving power
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C10L2: Single-Slit Diffraction and The Diffraction Grating 51:36 ▶
4.6 — Electromagnetic Radiation and Polarization
EM spectrum, polarization of light, Malus's law
📹 Video Lessons
📖 C10L3: Electromagnetic Radiation and Polarization of Light 51:51 ▶
📊 Unit 4 Assessments
🔄 Practice Quiz (AS) 📋 Diagnostic (FOR) ✅ Unit Test (OF) 📝 Notes & Worksheet

Unit 5: Modern Physics

Special relativity, quantum mechanics, photoelectric effect, nuclear physics

📚 Strand E: Modern Physics ⏱️ ~20 hours 📹 6 lessons
📄 Notes & Worksheets
📄 Modern Physics Notes
5.1 — Special Relativity
Einstein's postulates, time dilation, length contraction, mass-energy equivalence E=mc²
📹 Video Lessons
📖 Time Dilation and Length Contraction — Chad's Prep 25:55 ▶
📖 Length Contraction and Time Dilation — MinutePhysics 7:48 ▶
📖 Mass-Energy Equivalence E = mc² — Derivation & Nuclear Binding Energy — PBS Space Time 10:51 ▶
5.2 — Photoelectric Effect & Quantum Mechanics
Photons, work function, threshold frequency, de Broglie wavelength, wave-particle duality
📹 Video Lessons
📖 Blackbody Radiation, Photoelectric Effect & de Broglie Relation — Chad's Prep 37:11 ▶
📖 de Broglie Wavelength — Khan Academy 10:33 ▶
📖 Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom — Electron Transitions, Energy Levels, Lyman & Balmer Series — The Organic Chemistry Tutor 25:46 ▶
5.3 — Nuclear Physics & Radioactivity
Atomic models, nuclear reactions, alpha/beta/gamma decay, half-life, fission and fusion
📹 Video Lessons
📖 Nuclear Reactions, Radioactivity, Fission and Fusion 12:13 ▶
📖 Nuclear Physics — Fission, Fusion & Half-Life 15:42 ▶
📖 Half Life Chemistry Problems — Nuclear Radioactive Decay Calculations & C-14 Dating — The Organic Chemistry Tutor 21:37 ▶
📖 The Standard Model — Quarks, Leptons & Fundamental Forces — PBS Space Time 14:09 ▶
📊 Unit 5 Assessments
🔄 Practice Quiz (AS) 📋 Diagnostic (FOR) ✅ Unit Test (OF) 📝 Notes & Worksheet

🏁 Cumulative Final Exam

3-hour, /100, cumulative across all 5 strands · Worth up to 30% of final grade

📚 K/U 25 · T 25 · C 25 · A 25⏱️ 3 hours📝 Aligned with Growing Success (2010)
🏁 Open Final Exam 📘 Curriculum Document